inviting
[ in-vahy-ting ]
/ ɪnˈvaɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
attractive, alluring, or tempting: an inviting offer.
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Nearby words
invitation, invitational, invitatory, invite, invitee, inviting, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel
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in·vit·ing·ly, adverbin·vit·ing·ness, nounDefinition for inviting (2 of 2)
invite
[ verb in-vahyt; noun in-vahyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈvaɪt; noun ˈɪn vaɪt /
verb (used with object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
verb (used without object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
noun
Informal. an invitation.
Origin of invite
First recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre
Related forms
Synonym study
1. See call.
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British Dictionary definitions for inviting (1 of 2)
inviting
/ (ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
tempting; alluring; attractive
Derived Forms
invitingly, adverbinvitingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for inviting (2 of 2)
invite
verb (ɪnˈvaɪt) (tr)
to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)he invited them to dinner
to make a request for, esp publicly or formallyto invite applications
to bring on or provoke; give occasion foryou invite disaster by your actions
to welcome or tempt
noun (ˈɪnvaɪt)
an informal word for invitation
Derived Forms
inviter, nounWord Origin for invite
C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in- ² + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of
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